Don S. Davis was a character actor, painter, designer, woodcarver, former theater professor, and was a Captain in the United States Army during the sixties. Don was born and raised in a small town in the Missouri Ozarks. He received a Bachelor of Science Degree with double major in theater and art from Southwest Missouri State College in 1965. He then served three years on active duty in the United States Army.

Upon his release from active duty in the military Don entered the University of Southern Illinois, in Carbondale, Illinois, to work toward a Masters Degree in theater. Don received his Masters Degree in 1970. He then taught for a number of years before returning to Southern Illinois University to complete the coursework for a PhD in Theater. Don received his PhD in 1982. Don's first love throughout his life has been the visual arts.

He grew up drawing, painting, and creating sculptural constructions. When Don was a small boy his father, M.T. Davis, owned a lumberyard and supported Don's interests by setting up a functional woodworking shop for his son's use in the basement of the family home. He also took the time to teach Don to whittle and carve wood. The constant positive encouragement of Don's creative endeavours by his family made it a natural progression for Don to continue to be vitally interested in creating paintings, drawings, carvings and design projects as he grew into adulthood. As a result Don spent nearly twenty years applying and developing all those interests while earning his living as a collegiate scene designer and augmenting his income with art sales and various design commissions.

Don began working in the film industry while teaching at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada in the early 1980s. He left teaching to pursue acting full time in 1987. Don has appeared in numerous feature films including Alaska, A League of Their Own, Needful Things, Look Who's Talking, Con Air and Best of Show. He has had feature roles in over thirty made for television movies including In Cold Blood, The Ranger, The Cook and The Hole in the Sky, Columbo: A Bird in Hand, and the mini-series Atomic Train.

Davis died on June 29, 2008. The cause of death was reported to be a massive heart attack

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Don S. Davis:(about his Stargate SG-1 character, General Hammond) Hammond, like all of the recurring characters in the series, became more understanding, flexible and committed to the individual members of SG-1 and Stargate Command as the years went on. This is simply a reflection of life itself. The longer we as individuals remain increasingly involved with a given group, the more intensely invested and protective we become.

Don S. Davis:(about art) I'm basically a visually oriented person. I'm eclectic in my visual tastes and any object, natural or manmade, that strikes my fancy at any moment interests me. In my own work I paint, draw, carve, model or build whatever form or type of image in whatever style or medium that happens to reflect my mood at any given time.

Don S. Davis:(about funny incidents on the Stargate SG-1) You know, most of my humourous memories I can't talk about because they're about things it would makes my friends...everybody knows that Chris Judge, who plays Teal'c, has a flatulence problem, so you know you can't talk about that but most of the memories I have. We were so close during the seven years, there were just crazy things happening, a lot have gotten divorced...several got divorced and several others had babies. I went through a very 'messy' divorce. I had some health problems; I had to replace some of my organs, so it was quite a period.

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Don S. Davis went on to serve in the US army, and upon leaving his duties had achieved the rank of Captain

Although Peter Williams was the main recurring guest star on Stargate SG-1 for four years, he and Davis only shared a scene in three episodes: "Children of the Gods", "Serpent's Song" and "Point of View".

Like his Stargate SG-1 co-star Corin Nemec, he enjoys drawing and painting.

After completely his three years of active service in the US army, he entered the University of Southern Illinois, in Carbondale, Illinois.